DAAD climapAfrica Postdoc fellow
Materials Research Department
iThemba LABS (NRF)
South Africa
Nagla Numan is a researcher at iThemba LABS- Cape Town, within the Materials Research
Department (MRD), South Africa.
She graduated with a PhD degree in Physics in the field of Nano-Photonics at the University of South Africa. Prior to the PhD, she completed a Master (MSc) degree in Physics, particularly in the field of Photonics. She also a holder of a Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematical Sciences which she obtained in the African Institute Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) South Africa, awarded by the University of Stellenbosch. Dr. Numan‘s research currently focuses her research interests on investigating the properties of vanadium oxide. As a material with tunable characteristics that opens a broad range of applications such as a smart windows
which are useful in temperature regulation in buildings.
Climate change expertise and interests
Synthesis of highly crystalline nanoparticles and thermochromic materials for solar heat management and Green air conditioning applications.
Publications (most recent)
Nagla Numan, Boitumelo Mabakachaba, Aline Simo, Zebib Nuru, and Malik Maaza. VO2 based active tunable emittance thermochromicflexible coatings. OSA Publishing, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.395647
G. Gäumann, I. Crassee, N. Numan, M. Tamagnone, J. R. Mosig, J-M Poumirol, J-PWolf, and T. Feurer. Nonlinear THz spectroscopy and simulation of gated graphene.
Journal of Physics Communications, 2:065016, 2018. DOI: 10.1088/2399-6528/aacc9d
A. Simo, J. Sibanyoni, X. Fuku, N. Numan, S. Omorogbe, and M. Maaza. Shape control VO2 nanorods prepared by soft chemistry and electrochemical method. Applied Surface Science, pages 1-23, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.02.016
I participate at climapAfrica because...
It is a valuable opportunity to link up with fellow researchers within Africa. The networking possibility with research fellows will open possibilities for collaboration
during and after our climapAfrica cycle. Since the research fellows are working on diverse problems, and are from different backgrounds, I will benefit from expert views shared as well as get valuable suggestions as I share my own research work most especially in the Modelling Working Group.